We had a lot of discussion about the travel at the end of last season, which quickly dissipated as the Irish ran the table, but I just noticed BYU's 2019 slate as an independent. While the level of opponents is not the same, they'll make 4 trips to the Eastern time zone from Provo for games this year. That, on top of their first four games including three Pac12 powers and an SEC team, seems like a guarantee to finish 7-5 at best.
Schedule:
vs. Utah
@Tennessee
vs. USC
vs. Washington
@Toledo
@USF
vs. Boise St.
@Utah St.
vs. Liberty
vs. Idaho St.
@UMass
@San Diego St.
Schedule:
vs. Utah
@Tennessee
vs. USC
vs. Washington
@Toledo
@USF
vs. Boise St.
@Utah St.
vs. Liberty
vs. Idaho St.
@UMass
@San Diego St.